A good general risked his life to pacify the quartet on the battlefield, and a loyal minister devoted himself to remonstrating and protecting the court in the court.
It is often because people know their loyalty and respect their noble personality that sage counselors and ministers can remain immortal and famous all over the world.
As a courtier, you should be sincere and loyal to your country. However, there is such a strange famous minister in the history of our country. He actually worked for six masters in his life. Although the Qing Dynasty called him "a generation of wise ministers", where was his loyalty to the monarch?
Wei Zhi, a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was born in 580 AD, and was a native of Quyang County under the jurisdiction of Julu County in Sui and Tang Dynasties. It turned out that Wei Zhi's father Wei Changxian was a county magistrate in Wei Zhi, but unfortunately, he died when he was young.
Soon, his mother died of overwork, leaving little Wei Zhi to live alone in the world.
Wei Zhi is an orphan. He neither knows how to farm for a living nor how to make money by buying and selling. He likes reading very much, but he has also been laughed at by the villagers. They all secretly said that Wei Zhi was a poor young man and ambitious.
Wei Zhi can't read Yan Ruyu, nor can he read The Golden Room. The ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. In order to eat enough, Wei Zhi had to be a Taoist in the Taoist temple, not for anything else, just to settle down temporarily and not to beg in the streets.
In the second year of Wei Zhi's birth, Emperor Wendi established the Sui Dynasty. Soon after Wei Zhi became a monk, Emperor Wendi's son, Yang Guang, acceded to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
The energetic Emperor Xie was bent on expanding his territory, and he did not hesitate to meet each other and fought everywhere. As a result, the people of the Sui Dynasty complained bitterly and were in turmoil.
Wei Zhi lives in a Taoist temple, but his heart is not calm. His eyes are always fixed on politics and the current situation outside the Taoist temple.
When he found that the Sui Dynasty was overthrown, he began to teach himself the art of "vertical and horizontal sexual intercourse". Wei Zhi, who thinks that he can absorb the essence of Zhang Yi and Su Qin's thoughts, is ready to get out of the Taoist temple, get to know noble people and make some achievements.
Wei Zhi studied hard at Taoist Temple for several years, which really enriched his knowledge and increased his talent. At the end of Sui Dynasty, Cheng Yuanbao in Wuyang County suffered from the lack of effective "clerks". When he heard that Wei Zhi was more talented, he asked Wei Zhi to help him in his office.
Wei Zhi's writing style is good. He is really suitable to be a clerk for Yuan Bao. From then on, Wei Zhi got his first formal job in his life, mainly helping Yuan Bao to handle letters and write government decrees and letters. Therefore, Yuanbao is the first "master".
Soon, Yuan Bao saw the chaos of the world and wanted to cling to others. Soon, he took a fancy to a person-Shimi of Wagangzhai, so Yuanbao responded to Shimi's call and rose up against Sui.
At the same time, Yuan Bao ordered Wei Zhi to write a letter to Shi Biao. After receiving the letter, Shi Biao thought it was well worded, concise and well written, so he decided that the writer was more talented. So Wei Zhi was "expropriated" by Shi Biao, and Shi Biao became the second "master" of Wei Zhi.
Unfortunately, Shi Biao's talents are often courtiers and bureaucrats who come from noble families or the old society. Therefore, Wei Zhi from the grass roots has not been really reused. Wei Zhi didn't want to bury himself, so he waited for another leader.
Soon, the "master of democracy" appeared, because Shi Mi was defeated by the king in Mangshan. When he was in a panic, Shi Biao joined Wei Zhi and others to take refuge in Tang Wang Tang gaozu.
But Tang Gaozu, the third "democracy master", is a headstrong person. He doesn't trust Shi Biao and Wei Zhi, while Wei Zhi, who is dedicated, can only work diligently and can't be careless at all.
Soon, Wei Zhi and others got a chance to make contributions-because Wei Zhi and Tang Gaozu wanted to woo their friends Xu Shiqi, he gave his life to surrender. Xu Shiji was persuaded by Wei Zhi and immediately went to Tang Gaozu.
Everything was going in a positive direction, but you never know. Dou Jiande dispatched troops, and "Xia Wang" Tang Gaozu won two wars and captured Wei Zhi and Xu Shiqi alive.
Dou Jiande had long heard that Wei Zhi was a talented person, so he ordered Wei Zhi to be his own living room and record the boss's words and deeds. Wei Zhi must obey orders, so Dou Jiande is the fourth "master" of Wei Zhi.
In 62 1 year, the Tang dynasty sent troops to conquer the king who was entrenched in Luoyang. Wang was very afraid, so he quickly turned to Dou Jiande for help. Dou Jiande led 65438+ ten thousand troops to help the king in Luoyang, but was defeated by Hulao Pass with 3500 elite cavalry, and Dou Jiande was captured alive. When Wei Zhi saw something terrible, he persuaded Tang Dan, Dou Jiande's commander, to join the Tang Dynasty.
St. Prince Li learned that he was a courtier of the Tang Dynasty and was treated with courtesy, so he was given the post of washing horses for the Prince. Wei Zhi was deeply moved and readily agreed. At this point, Li is the fifth "master".
46-year-old Wei Zhi never dreamed that Li Shimin initiated the change of Xuanwu Gate and proclaimed himself emperor. After Li Shimin came to power, he was determined to recruit talents and make great efforts, but there was no concrete and feasible plan. Besides, he heard that Wei Zhi was full of talents and rich in experience, so he was first made a special envoy and then promoted to be a courtier.
Therefore, Li Shimin is not only the sixth "master" in Wei Zhi, but also the last "master" in Wei Zhi.
On how to govern the country, Wei Zhi advocated reducing taxes and giving people a rest. In enforcing the law and governing the people, Wei Zhi confidently advocated the Code of Zhang Mingzheng and the Yan Kuan, and explicitly opposed bending the law.
Emperor Taizong fully adopted Wei Zhi's thought and adopted a series of enlightened and fair educational measures to make people live and work in peace and contentment and develop agriculture and mulberry. Three years later, the Tang Dynasty witnessed the prosperity of "Zhenguan rule".
Because Wei Zhi met with Li Shimin, the leader of the Democratic Party, he helped and knew everything wholeheartedly. In order to make Li Shimin accept his point of view, Wei Zhi dared to protest bluntly.
Although Wei Zhi offended her many times, Li Shimin was able to calmly think about Wei Zhi's intentions, analyze the pros and cons, and adopt Kevin·Z's good suggestions and propositions. In addition, the queen's grandson was deeply appreciated by Wei Zhi, so Li Shimin paid more attention to Wei Zhi and made him the Prime Minister.
Many courtiers envy Li Shimin for attaching so much importance to Wei Zhi, and from time to time frame Wei Zhi for nepotism and disloyalty.
Emperor Taizong's heart shook. Seeing the thoughts of Emperor Taizong, Wei Zhi remonstrated and said, I hope your majesty will let me be a good minister, not a loyal minister.
Emperor Taizong was very surprised and asked: What is the difference between a loyal minister and a good minister?
Wei Zhi replied: Good ministers give you a good reputation, and future generations will inherit the inheritance forever, and the dynasty will be rich and endless. Loyal ministers, such as Bigan in Shang Dynasty, were killed, the monarch gained a bad name, and the country was destroyed, but Bigan gained a good reputation. Here, a good minister is far from a loyal minister.
Wei Zhi said such a thing, which actually showed that he not only knew how to remonstrate with the dead, but also hoped that everything would benefit the monarch, the country and his reputation.
Clever Wei Zhi only used these few words to dispel the suspicion and suspicion of Emperor Taizong, and expressed his own ideas.
In the first month of 643 AD, Wei Zhi passed away. Li Shimin lamented that he had lost an effective courtier. He said to ministers with infinite sadness: Losing Wei Zhi means losing a mirror to look at the past and the present!
It is not objective and accurate to say that Kevin·Z has changed his master. After all, in troubled times, the rapid rise and fall of political power is beyond anyone's control.
Wei Zhi, whether "actively" or "passively" helping his master, always has an open and kind heart. Although some masters didn't take Wei Zhi's advice, they absolutely recognized Wei Zhi's sincerity, otherwise Wei Zhi would definitely not be appointed and would not stay under his command.
In his later years, Emperor Taizong instructed court painter Yan He and minister Chu Suiliang to set up 24 portraits of heroes in Lingyan Pavilion in Tang Palace. Among these heroes who sincerely assisted Emperor Taizong, Wei Zhi ranked fourth. What do you think of Wei Zhi? !